v2.4.0.6
Fair Value Disclosures (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities $ 54,138 $ 63,449
Other sovereign government obligations 33,628 29,059
Corporate and other debt 57,757 68,923
Corporate equities 46,346 47,966
Derivative and other contracts 34,343 48,064
Investments 8,229 8,195
Physical commodities 6,141 9,697
Total financial instruments owned, at fair value 240,582 275,353
Securities available for sale 31,442 30,495
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell 622 112
Intangible assets 8 133
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Deposits 1,965 2,101
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 840 1,339
U.S. government and agency securities 27,770 19,630
Other sovereign government obligations 22,208 17,141
Corporate and other debt 9,041 8,410
Corporate equities 29,521 24,497
Derivative and other contracts 34,935 46,453
Physical commodities 0 16
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 123,475 116,147
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value 17,078 15,394
Other secured financings 17,323 [1] 20,719 [1]
Long-term borrowings 42,482 39,663
Fair Value
   
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Other secured financings 9,236 14,594
Recurring | Level 1
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 29,641 43,101
Other sovereign government obligations 28,744 22,650
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Corporate equities 44,200 [2] 45,173 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 4,692 1,182
Investments 261 302
Physical commodities 0 0
Total financial instruments owned, at fair value 107,538 112,408
Securities available for sale 11,561 13,437
Securities received as collateral 12,126 11,530
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell 0 0
Intangible assets 0 [3] 0 [4]
Total assets measured at fair value 131,225 137,375
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Deposits 0 0
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 0 0
U.S. government and agency securities 27,618 19,524
Other sovereign government obligations 20,863 14,981
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Corporate equities 28,695 [2] 24,347 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 5,812 2,105
Physical commodities   0
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 82,988 60,957
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value 17,047 15,267
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 0 0
Other secured financings 0 0
Long-term borrowings 1 10
Total liabilities measure at fair value 100,036 76,234
Recurring | Level 1 | U.S. Treasury Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 25,656 38,769
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 26,197 17,776
Recurring | Level 1 | U.S. Agency Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 3,985 4,332
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 1,421 1,748
Recurring | Level 1 | State and Municipal Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt   0
Recurring | Level 1 | Asset-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Corporate Bonds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Collateralized Debt Obligations
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Loans and Lending Commitments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Unfunded Lending Commitments
   
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Other Debt
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Interest Rate Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 807 1,493
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 859 1,680
Recurring | Level 1 | Credit Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 11 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 14 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 1,493 929
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 1,530 877
Recurring | Level 1 | Commodity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 6,324 6,356
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 7,352 7,144
Recurring | Level 1 | Other Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Netting
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (3,943) [5] (7,596) [5]
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (3,943) [5] (7,596) [5]
Recurring | Level 1 | Private Equity Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Real Estate Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Hedge Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 0 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Principal Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 118 161
Recurring | Level 1 | Other Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 143 141
Recurring | Level 2
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 24,497 20,340
Other sovereign government obligations 4,883 6,290
Corporate and other debt 47,456 56,891
Corporate equities 1,664 [2] 2,376 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 99,287 121,725
Investments 514 610
Physical commodities 6,141 9,651
Total financial instruments owned, at fair value 184,442 217,883
Securities available for sale 19,881 17,058
Securities received as collateral 24 121
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell 622 112
Intangible assets 0 [3] 0 [4]
Total assets measured at fair value 204,969 235,174
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Deposits 1,965 2,101
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 838 1,337
U.S. government and agency securities 152 106
Other sovereign government obligations 1,345 2,152
Corporate and other debt 8,795 7,678
Corporate equities 779 [2] 149 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 73,427 90,712
Physical commodities   16
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 84,498 100,813
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value 31 127
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 161 8
Other secured financings 8,766 14,024
Long-term borrowings 40,271 38,050
Total liabilities measure at fair value 136,530 156,460
Recurring | Level 2 | U.S. Treasury Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 1
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 0
Recurring | Level 2 | U.S. Agency Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 24,497 20,339
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 152 106
Recurring | Level 2 | State and Municipal Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 2,799 2,261
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 7 3
Recurring | Level 2 | Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 1,500 1,304
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 8 0
Recurring | Level 2 | Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 1,240 1,686
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt   14
Recurring | Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 965 937
Recurring | Level 2 | Corporate Bonds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 18,142 25,873
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 7,570 6,217
Recurring | Level 2 | Collateralized Debt Obligations
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 682 1,711
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 159 3
Recurring | Level 2 | Loans and Lending Commitments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 12,771 14,854
Recurring | Level 2 | Unfunded Lending Commitments
   
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 866 1,284
Recurring | Level 2 | Other Debt
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 9,357 8,265
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 185 157
Recurring | Level 2 | Interest Rate Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 870,435 906,082
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 840,040 873,466
Recurring | Level 2 | Credit Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 92,251 123,689
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 90,845 121,438
Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 49,876 61,770
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 53,049 64,218
Recurring | Level 2 | Equity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 42,578 44,558
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 45,501 45,375
Recurring | Level 2 | Commodity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 24,654 31,246
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 24,582 31,248
Recurring | Level 2 | Other Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 126 292
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 43 879
Recurring | Level 2 | Netting
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (980,633) [5] (1,045,912) [5]
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (980,633) [5] (1,045,912) [5]
Recurring | Level 2 | Private Equity Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 0 7
Recurring | Level 2 | Real Estate Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 6 5
Recurring | Level 2 | Hedge Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 349 473
Recurring | Level 2 | Principal Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 93 104
Recurring | Level 2 | Other Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 66 21
Recurring | Level 3
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 8
Other sovereign government obligations 1 119
Corporate and other debt 10,301 12,032
Corporate equities 482 [2] 417 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 8,090 12,421
Investments 7,454 7,283
Physical commodities 0 46
Total financial instruments owned, at fair value 26,328 32,326
Securities available for sale 0 0
Securities received as collateral 0 0
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell 0 0
Intangible assets 8 [3] 133 [4]
Total assets measured at fair value 26,336 32,459
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Deposits 0 0
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 2 2
U.S. government and agency securities 0 0
Other sovereign government obligations 0 8
Corporate and other debt 246 732
Corporate equities 47 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 4,907 7,898
Physical commodities   0
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 5,200 8,639
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value 0 0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 185 340
Other secured financings 470 570
Long-term borrowings 2,210 1,603
Total liabilities measure at fair value 8,067 11,154
Recurring | Level 3 | U.S. Treasury Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 0
Recurring | Level 3 | U.S. Agency Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 8
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 0 0
Recurring | Level 3 | State and Municipal Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 3 0
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 0 0
Recurring | Level 3 | Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 24 494
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 4 355
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 256 134
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt   0
Recurring | Level 3 | Asset-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 9 31
Recurring | Level 3 | Corporate Bonds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 745 675
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 127 219
Recurring | Level 3 | Collateralized Debt Obligations
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 1,457 980
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 1 0
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and Lending Commitments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 7,794 9,590
Recurring | Level 3 | Unfunded Lending Commitments
   
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 51 85
Recurring | Level 3 | Other Debt
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 13 128
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 63 73
Recurring | Level 3 | Interest Rate Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 4,597 5,301
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 4,769 4,881
Recurring | Level 3 | Credit Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 9,213 15,102
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 5,371 9,288
Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 337 573
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 561 530
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 834 800
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 2,007 2,034
Recurring | Level 3 | Commodity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 2,539 2,176
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 1,602 1,606
Recurring | Level 3 | Other Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 0 306
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 27 1,396
Recurring | Level 3 | Netting
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (9,430) [5] (11,837) [5]
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (9,430) [5] (11,837) [5]
Recurring | Level 3 | Private Equity Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 2,005 1,936
Recurring | Level 3 | Real Estate Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 1,326 1,213
Recurring | Level 3 | Hedge Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 533 696
Recurring | Level 3 | Principal Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 3,047 2,937
Recurring | Level 3 | Other Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 543 501
Recurring | Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (77,726) (87,264)
Total financial instruments owned, at fair value (77,726) (87,264)
Total assets measured at fair value (77,726) (87,264)
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (49,211) (54,262)
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value (49,211) (54,262)
Total liabilities measure at fair value (49,211) (54,262)
Recurring | Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | Netting
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (77,726) [5] (87,264) [5]
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (49,211) [5] (54,262) [5]
Recurring | Fair Value
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 54,138 63,449
Other sovereign government obligations 33,628 29,059
Corporate and other debt 57,757 68,923
Corporate equities 46,346 [2] 47,966 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 34,343 48,064
Investments 8,229 8,195
Physical commodities 6,141 9,697
Total financial instruments owned, at fair value 240,582 275,353
Securities available for sale 31,442 30,495
Securities received as collateral 12,150 11,651
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell 622 112
Intangible assets 8 [3] 133 [4]
Total assets measured at fair value 284,804 317,744
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Deposits 1,965 2,101
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 840 1,339
U.S. government and agency securities 27,770 19,630
Other sovereign government obligations 22,208 17,141
Corporate and other debt 9,041 8,410
Corporate equities 29,521 [2] 24,497 [2]
Derivative and other contracts 34,935 46,453
Physical commodities   16
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 123,475 116,147
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value 17,078 15,394
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 346 348
Other secured financings 9,236 14,594
Long-term borrowings 42,482 39,663
Total liabilities measure at fair value 195,422 189,586
Recurring | Fair Value | U.S. Treasury Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 25,656 38,770
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 26,197 17,776
Recurring | Fair Value | U.S. Agency Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 28,482 24,679
Liabilities at Fair Value    
U.S. government and agency securities 1,573 1,854
Recurring | Fair Value | State and Municipal Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 2,802 2,261
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 7 3
Recurring | Fair Value | Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 1,524 1,798
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 12 355
Recurring | Fair Value | Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 1,496 1,820
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt   14
Recurring | Fair Value | Asset-backed Securities
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 974 968
Recurring | Fair Value | Corporate Bonds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 18,887 26,548
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 7,697 6,436
Recurring | Fair Value | Collateralized Debt Obligations
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 2,139 2,691
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 160 3
Recurring | Fair Value | Loans and Lending Commitments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 20,565 24,444
Recurring | Fair Value | Unfunded Lending Commitments
   
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 917 1,369
Recurring | Fair Value | Other Debt
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 9,370 8,393
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Corporate and other debt 248 230
Recurring | Fair Value | Interest Rate Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 875,839 912,876
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 845,668 880,027
Recurring | Fair Value | Credit Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 101,464 138,791
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 96,216 130,726
Recurring | Fair Value | Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 50,224 62,343
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 53,624 64,748
Recurring | Fair Value | Equity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 44,905 46,287
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 49,038 48,286
Recurring | Fair Value | Commodity Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 33,517 39,778
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 33,536 39,998
Recurring | Fair Value | Other Contracts
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 126 598
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts 70 2,275
Recurring | Fair Value | Netting
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (1,071,732) [5] (1,152,609) [5]
Liabilities at Fair Value    
Derivative and other contracts (1,043,217) [5] (1,119,607) [5]
Recurring | Fair Value | Private Equity Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 2,005 1,943
Recurring | Fair Value | Real Estate Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 1,332 1,218
Recurring | Fair Value | Hedge Funds
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 882 1,169
Recurring | Fair Value | Principal Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments 3,258 3,202
Recurring | Fair Value | Other Investments
   
Assets at Fair Value    
Investments $ 752 $ 663
[1] Amounts include $9,236 million and $14,594 million at fair value at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
[2] The Company holds or sells short for trading purposes equity securities issued by entities in diverse industries and of varying size.
[3] Amount represents mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) accounted for at fair value. See Note 6 for further information on MSRs.
[4] Amount represents MSRs accounted for at fair value. See Note 6 for further information on MSRs.
[5] For positions with the same counterparty that cross over the levels of the fair value hierarchy, both counterparty netting and cash collateral netting are included in the column titled “Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting.” For contracts with the same counterparty, counterparty netting among positions classified within the same level is included within that level. For further information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, see Note 10.